18 Weeks!!! (:

 

Side view...

 

How far along? 18 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 8 lbs as of 16 weeks 4 days

(from 150 to 158)
Maternity clothes? Pregnancy jeans with the belly band & a dress.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Naps in the afternoon still, toss & turn at night.
Best moment this week: Setting up the gender ultrasound(:
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Milk
Movement: Rolling when she is shifting positions & kicking (:
Food cravings: nothing this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope. nausea is gone now.
Have you started to show yet: yep, laying & standing. getting out of the akward stage of looking bloated.
Gender prediction: Girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but already getting shallow, so it may come out sooner than later.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy this week.
Weekly Wisdom: Don't get stressed over the little things.
Looking forward to: 18 weeks 4 days gender appt! (:

16 Weeks! (:

My new dress, makin my belly look cute. (:

 Side view...

Front view. 

 

How far along? 16 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 3 lbs as of 12 weeks & 3 days

(from 150 to 153)
Maternity clothes? Pregnancy jeans with the belly band & a dress.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Naps in the afternoon still, toss & turn at night.
Best moment this week: Seeing her buldge up(:
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Milk
Movement: Rolling when she is shifting positions (:
Food cravings: Guaqamole & Lime juice
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, nausea has faded more.
Have you started to show yet: yep, I can see a buldge when im laying down & I suck in my belly.
Gender prediction: Girl.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but already getting shallow, so it may come out sooner than later.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody this week.
Weekly Wisdom: Don't spend an hour in the baby section picking out what you want before you know the gender... you just drive yourself crazy. Lol
Looking forward to: 16 week 4 day appt. & setting up the gender appt! (:

15 weeks!!!

 

side view.

 

 

front view 

 

My baby buldge is starting to show. (:

 

It's sooo amazing! (:

 

How far along? 15 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 3 lbs as of 12 weeks & 3 days

(from 150 to 153)
Maternity clothes? Pregnancy jeans with the belly band still.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Naps in the afternoon still, toss & turn at night.
Best moment this week: Seeing her buldge up in the mornings(:
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Not this week.
Movement: Flutters here & there (:
Food cravings: Guaqamole
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, nausea has faded more.
Have you started to show yet: yep, I can see a buldge every morning when I wake up now.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but already getting shallow, so it may come out sooner than later.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy this week.
Weekly Wisdom: Don't spend an hour in the baby section picking out what you want before you know  the gender... you just drive yourself crazy. Lol
Looking forward to: 16 week 4 day appt. & setting up the gender appt! (:

14 Weeks, Officially 2nd Trimester!!! (:

Side View!

Def. starting to pop now, soooo excited! (:

Slightly to the front.

It's moved up tward my belly button more now. (: 

 

How far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 3 lbs as of 12 weeks & 3 days

(from 150 to 153)
Maternity clothes? Pregnancy jeans with the belly band still.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Naps in the afternoon still, toss & turn at night.
Best moment this week: Feeling lil movement. (:
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Not this week.
Movement: Lil popcorn pops under my fingers on Oct. 30, while i was pressing where it was balled up. (:
Food cravings: Outback Steakhouse, bloomin onion, garlic mashed potatoes, & steak... STILL! Lol.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating something as soon as I wake up or not eating a lil troughout the day to stay full. 
Have you started to show yet: yes my bump is def popping now. Especially while trick or treating. Lol.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but already getting shallow, so it may come out sooner than later.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody this week.
Weekly Wisdom: Don't ever think your mistaking that joyous first movement for something else, because most the time your first instict is right.
Looking forward to: 16 week 4 day appt. & setting up the gender appt! (:

13 Weeks, ready for Second Trimester!

Side view, I feel bigger than I should, but idk? Maybe it's just me.

 

Partial front view, I def feel it's my baby bump.

 



How far along? 13 Weeks & 3 Days
Total weight gain/loss: 3 lbs as of 12 weeks & 3 days

(from 150 to 153)
Maternity clothes? Pregnancy jeans with the belly band! I guess I popped because I went to put the jeans I had been wearing all through my first trimester on & they wouldn't button or zip. Lol.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Naps in the afternoon still, toss & turn at night.
Best moment this week: 12 week & 4 day Doctors Appointment & hearing my baby's heartbeat.
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Some dairy products make me feel sick, & some spice foods. & I love both, Ha!
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Outback Steakhouse, bloomin onion, garlic mashed potatoes, & steak.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Milk, I hardly got out of bed I was so nauseous one day.
Have you started to show yet: A little bump so far - I feel I have gotten bigger.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In, but already getting shallow, so it may come out sooner than later.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Always know the man upstairs is watching over you & your baby during this special time.
Looking forward to: 16 week 4 day appt. & finding out the gender! :)

Last 2 Weeks in First Trimester, 11 & 12 Weeks Pregnant!

I haven't taken any belly pictures for weeks 11 & 12... so I will be sure to have one ready for my 13 week update.

 

How far along? 12 Weeks, 2 Days
Total weight gain/loss: 2.4 lbs as of 11 weeks & 2 days (from 150 to 152.4)
Maternity clothes? No new clothes.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Naps in the afternoon still, toss & turn at night.
Best moment this week: Everyday growin.
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Everything. Lol
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Dippin' Dots
Anything making you queasy or sick: Chili for Frito Pie
Have you started to show yet: Just my Natural Pudge. Lol
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Morning Sickness may go away by the end of this week finally!
Looking forward to: Getting a bigger bump & finding out the gender! :)

10th week of pregnancy!!!

I don't have much from week 9... but I will include the 9 week picture...

If you compare this to my 6 week picture, you can tell where by the button of my pants has filled out...other than that, not much has really changed yet.

 

& Now for my week 10 update... (: Sorry there is no picture, I forgot to take one.  

 

How far along? 10 weeks, 11weeks Friday! Yay!

Total weight gain/loss: Our scale is off, so I will update this part based on Dr. visits
Maternity clothes? Not yet
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: In the late afternoon I get pretty tired, & have been ok at night if im not dealing with acid reflex & heartburn.
Best moment this week: Everyday growing pains, so it ensures to me our lil bean is still growing in there. (:
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Hot cheetoes, Home cooked burgers, & Pepperoni pizza
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Asian City's Teriyaki Chicken Hibachi Dinner...mmmmm.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Hot Cheetos clear out my system because of the spice on em. Lol.
Have you started to show yet: Not really but I'm starting to fill out more.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Weekly Wisdom: Don't eat Hot cheetos... they burn ur thoat sooo much coming back up.
Looking forward to: Getting a bigger bump & finding out the gender! :)

 

I found some pictures on google, of how big our baby is now.... so I thought I would share them...

This one just shows how everything is sitting... & about how far up my uterus & baby are now. Moving on up. Lol. (:

 

This one shows the watersac & fetus... I was surprised to see how big it is already. It's amazing that you can already see so much detail in such a small little baby.

Watch out for more updates. (:
 

Goodies & Doctor Visit

I know this will be very boring for most people reading my blog, but I promise it will get better as the weeks come. So at my first prenatal visit I got a bunch of different stuff. I got a whole bag of different prenatal vitamins to try.

 

 

There are alot, so I won't be naming them, but as I start to decide my favorites I will list them later. They also gave me a magazine that explains pregnancy by month, & it has a bunch of pictures of what the baby looks like in the womb at each stage. I think it is sooo amazing how our bodies can handle to grow & support another human being. They gave me a pregnancy planner, which also has a bunch of tips & information. & last but not least... a "food saftey"  pamplet.

 

 

I also got 2 meds to help with nausea, since my body hasnt gotten the morning sickness to allow it be realesed from my system.

* B-Nexa( prenatal vitamin with ginger )

* Promethazine ( perscription med )

 

Now that I have gotten through most of the boring stuff, I thought I would talk a little more about my visit & the doctor we chose... So here we go...

I had origanally wanted to go with a female doctor, but I would have had to wait till mid Oct to see her, so instead I asked for the earliest appt. with any of the doctors in her practice (She had been in a solo practice for a while but she now works with one other doctor). This is when they told me about Dr. Joseph Petty.

 

 

I was very nervous about seeing a male doctor for this, but Michael & I talked and decided to try it out  and if I was still uncomfortable then we could go with a woman. After sitting down to talk about medical history and what to exspect for my visits we went and did an initial exam to make sure everything was going good. Michael was in the room for it all, & I'm glad he was so I felt better. After everything was done Michael & I talked again and decided we actually liked Dr. Petty, so we have decided to stick with him as our OB/GYN.

I'm very excited that it's been such a good experience so far. (:

 

I may have spoke too soon this morning about not acctually getting sick yet. All it took was my prenatal to hit my gag reflex, then it was all down hill. Lol.

8th week of pregnancy!!!

Sorry there was no update for week 7... not much has changed... lol. Nut here for week 8 we have our belly picture & some pregnancy updates...

 

How far along? 8 Weeks, 4 Days
Total weight gain/loss: Idk? I weighed in today at 151 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Not yet
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: In the late afternoon I get pretty tired, but sleep great at night still
Best moment this week: Our first ultrasound this morning, getting to see our little bean!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything? Not yet
Movement: Not yet
Food cravings: Burger... so not healthy lol.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Cheesey Bacon Potatoes
Have you started to show yet: No, just the natural pudge I have.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: A lil of both, Ha!
Weekly Wisdom: Ask for Anti-Nausea meds, lol.
Looking forward to: Getting a bigger bump & finding out the gender! :)

 

Now for the big reveal of our first ultrasound pictures!!! Are you ready??? (:

 

It was sooo amazing to hear & see the heart beat. It was 166 beats per min. Very healthy heartbeat so far!!! (:

 

& Now for my favorite picture of our baby!!! <3

 

Sooo amazing how they got such a great pic at this stage. (:

Pregnancy Buys

Here are just some things I have strated using for my pregnancy... Also kinda stuff you need.

 

First I start with Prenatal Vitamins...

* Rexall Prenatal Vitamins

* Citranatal Assure Tablets

* Citra Natal Harmony

 

I plan on geting more of the Citra Natal Harmony at my first doctor's appointment Oct 1st, 2012, I have really liked it. It is a gel capsule, so it goes down easier than the chalkey pills.

 

Next a lady's best friend during pregnancy...

 

Yes, I'm talking about the world's famous...

* Palmers Coca Butter-Stretch Mark Creme

Surprise!!!

Friday morning, September 7th, while watching my fiance getting ready for work... We had been joking in the past week that the back pain & mood swings I had been having could be due to pregnancy. Ha!

 

Yep.. I am one of those people who didn't realize that I was pregnant until I was nearly six weeks along. With a period that was 5 days late, you would think I would have taken a test, but with missing it in June & 4 negitive tests later... I just thought it was the same thing all over again. After collecting my thoughts, I finally got my self together & took a test. And then one more test the next morning to confirm it was true. Each of them promptly confirmed that I was definitely pregnant!

 

So we will start with my very first belly pic... Even though you cant tell just yet.

I took this that same Friday I found out.

 

After I discovered that I was pregnant early that morning, I could hardly wait for Michael to come home from work so I could tell him!! Even though I had always imagined telling him in a cute, creative way, I just got too impatient. Since he was at work, he couldn't answer his cell phone, so instead I just sent him the picture of the test & waited what seemed like an eternity for him to reply...

 



I had to ask him to spell out what he was feeling because I couldn't tell if the first responce was good or bad. Lol! But when he finally got home I was greeted with a kiss & a rub of the belly followed by a huge smiles, lots of excitement & pure happiness! Although we were completely shocked at first, we are both BEYOND excited to have this baby & feel so blessed!!